10 Mythology Greece

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1. MEDUSA


Medusa is a beautiful woman who has a hair snake, this is caused by the revenge of Athens. It is said that people who see a direct eyes, would turn into stone. It's scary.

2. CHIRON




Chiron is a noble centaur, half horse-half-human, is the son of the Titan Cronos. Different from others who have a bad temper, Chiron clever music, hunting, and even experts in the field of medicine.
3. MINOTAUR
Minotaur was a monster in human form who headed bull. His form is a result of the curse of Minos, King of Crete. Since the bull that he should give to the god Poseidon, he dropped the hide so that the curse of Poseidon to Minos's wife. Minos's wife, Pasifae, made ​​to fall in love with the bull. With the assistance of Daidalos, Pasifae request made mock bull female. He then entered into a bull clone, to make love with the bull. So Pasifae a baby from its relationship with the bull, the Minotaur. These monsters live in the middle of a complex maze designed by the architect Daidalos to keep the Minotaur. Every year, residents of Athens had to send seven youths and seven girls as victims in order not to be attacked by Crete. The monster is finally killed by Theseus, the Greek hero who disguised herself as one of the victims. Previously, Thesus aided by Ariadne, the daughter of the King of Crete, who gave him a sword and a ball of twine. Thesus using threads is to scour the back trail to get out of the maze of complex and uses his sword to kill the Minotaur. 

4. PEGASUS



Is a winged stallion who was the son of Poseidon and Medusa in Greek mythology. Poseidon raped Medusa to Athena changed Medusa into a monster. Pegasus found in many works of art in both the Greek, Roman and Mesopotamian. Pegasus is a creature of his form describing the relationship between the gods and the demons or monsters in the ancient world and classical world.

Pegasus help Bellerofon the hero of the resistance against the Chimaera and the Amazon. One time, Bellerofon trying to fly Pegasus to Olympus to punish the gods of Pegasus and Bellerophon dropped. Since then, the Pegasus to be the bearer of lightning for Zeus.

The word "Pegasus" is now used to refer to all kinds of winged horses in general.

5. HYDRA


Is a Dragon in Greek mythology. This monster-shaped snake or dragon fruit, which has nine heads. Each one head is cut, then the head will grow / form one or two new heads. Hydra also had poisonous breath and blood. Hydra lodged in Lake Lerna in the Argolid, because it is this creature called Hydra Lerna. The place is also a one lane entrance to the underworld. Hydra are descendants Tifon and Ekhidna.In the story. Hydra defeated by Herakles.

6. CERBERUS 


Is a creature from Greek mythology, Hades pets. Cerberus is described as a three-headed dog capable of spitting fire. At first he was just a cute little dog but when she grows into a three-headed and capable of spitting fire. He is the ruler of the spirit world. The goal is to ensure that there are no ghosts who escaped from the spirit world. Cerberus also has the ability to track and find their spirits escape. It's like fluffy at HP1 "HP and The Sorcerers Stone"

7. KRAKEN

Kraken is a giant legendary entrance, which until now believed to live in the waters between Norway and Iceland. Exceptional size makes it seems so cruel monsters. The signs when the Kraken appears is happening because the vortex motion a huge tentacles that can be extended for miles and miles away, in greek kraken mythologi believed to be a creature that kills the Titans, but for certainty is not Nobody knows.


8. CYCLOP


Cyclops is a member of a primordial race of giants, who have one eye on his forehead. Broadly, the Cyclops can be defined by the circumference of the eye. In Thoegoni Hesiod is said that Zeus releases three Cyclops who is the son of Urnus and Gaia from the dark pit of Tartarus.Mereka provide rod Zeus, Hades helmet of view invisibility, and Poseidon's trident, and the gods used the weapon to defeat the Titans.

9.  GRIFFIN




Is a legendary creature with the body of a lion with the head and wings of an eagle. As the lion was traditionally considered the king of beasts and the eagle is the king of birds, the griffin is considered very powerful and majestic creature. Griffin is also regarded as the king of all creation. Griffin is known to keep regular treasure and priceless possessions .Adrienne Mayor, a classical folklore, suggested that the griffin is a misconception stemming from an ancient fossilized remains of Protoceratops found in gold mines in the Altai mountains in Scythia, now is the southeast region Kazakhstan. In ancient times it was a symbol of divine power and guardian of the divine.
10. SIRENS 

Sirens is a beautiful creature, which has a very melodious voice singing to people who heard it will forget everything and eventually die of starvation. The Sirens usually luring the sailors with her ​​beauty and her voice to lead to death. There is an interesting story on this subject, which was sailing Odysseus and meet Sirens can get away with filling his ears and his crew with wax and tying himself to the mast so as not to be tempted, was incredible.



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